Serpent

Nicholas Mosley

first published 1981 Dalkey Archive Press, 1990 192 pages

British literature series

"Jason is a scriptwriter working on a film about Masada--the fortress where a thousand Jews killed themselves rather than be taken by the Romans in A.D. 73. Jason doubts that a film both honest and popular on such a subject can be made. The story of Serpent takes place on the airplane taking a party of VIP film people to Israel--the producer, two stars, production assistants, and Jason--with Jason's wife and child in...

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Serpent edition · 2000 · Dalkey Archive Press · 191 pages
Serpent edition · 1990 · Dalkey Archive Press · 192 pages
Serpent edition · 1981 · Secker & Warburg · 187 pages

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